Monday, 19 April 2010

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The automotive coat

There is a little boy in Orkney who's getting a very special coat for his birthday this weekend. His mum told me that he's into automobiles in a major way and together we found this amazing multicoloured vehicle fabric from Riley Blake.


Clearly, living in Orkney means Thinsulate and a hood.


The other side is a mossy green babycord that's so soft I suspect it's made of baby ducklings.


While I'm on the subject of Riley Blake, I think I have a new favourite designer. This fabric is begging me to make a quilt out of it.


And this one is telling me that I need to clean out my garage and start turning regular fabric into oilcloth because it would make the most awesome raincoat ever.


Gratitude to @thatkat for showing me the umbrella fabric. Anyone else have a fabric to lose sleep over?
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12 comments:

  1. Unknown19 April 2010 at 21:35

    Love that umbrella fabric! I would love a skirt in that fabric...Kx

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  2. Pickled Weasel19 April 2010 at 22:05

    I have 4 metres of Japanese fabric that I keep taking out and looking at and then putting away again. I don't think I'll ever make anything out of it, because I can't physically cut it :|
    Cool coat btw :)

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  3. Dr. Fun (AKA Sister)19 April 2010 at 22:52

    Those coats are too precious! And reversible???

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  4. Crystal19 April 2010 at 23:26

    oooh, I need to learn how to make oilcloth. though if you have to clean out a garage to do it then I do not have enough room.

    I have this fabric calling to me like a siren (pun intended) to make a quilt...

    http://www.shorelinehandwerks.com/servlet/the-3468/Resort-Mermaids-Quilt-Fabric/Detail

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  5. WinnibriggsHouse20 April 2010 at 00:40

    The coat is awesome. Some little boy is going to be thrilled. I hope no baby ducklings were injured in the making!

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  6. cupotea20 April 2010 at 09:08

    I love the umbrella fabric! And that coat is so cute.

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  7. Myfanwy Nixon20 April 2010 at 09:41

    Oh my dear god, I adore that road fabric.

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  8. Anonymous20 April 2010 at 17:24

    I found some lovely apple and ice-cream lolly fabric that I made into bibs, the photos are on my blog. The umbrella and car fabric is gorgeous.

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  9. Stacy20 April 2010 at 20:08

    What a great coat! It is so hard to find little boy prints, it seems. The stores are so stockpiled on girls, that it is hard to find any boy stuff through it all.

    For me the only fabric I would lose sleep over is the stuff that is so expensive I can't justify buying it. ;) I've got about a $6/yd limit on regular fabric, but if it's silk I will pay more. Or if it is fabric I designed. Then I will swallow hard and hand over the credit card. ;)

    I just found your blog this past week, and I really enjoy it!

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  10. mimesy23 April 2010 at 00:17

    it looks lovely . alex will love it. is it posted yet.

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  11. kermitgirl12 April 2012 at 21:16

    My daughter has been wearing that coat this winter :-) http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kermitgirl/lois-winter-hat-2011

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